info on 911 Carrera Club Sport (CS)
11-23-2013, 11:34 AM
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So from what i have read here a CS is basically a lightened Carrera with some different fabric / stickers etc ?
Would that be the equivlent of an RSA in the 964 series ?
Just wondering as i really wasnt aware of this car till this thread .
Would that be the equivlent of an RSA in the 964 series ?
Just wondering as i really wasnt aware of this car till this thread .
11-24-2013, 10:01 PM
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Sports Car Illustrated featured an article about this car back in June '88.
The claimed 155-200 lb weight loss and a slightly higher revving 3.2.
Numbers were low according to them, 9 coming to the US, 50 total worldwide.
The claimed 155-200 lb weight loss and a slightly higher revving 3.2.
Numbers were low according to them, 9 coming to the US, 50 total worldwide.
11-25-2013, 12:42 PM
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I owned a 1989 of which only 8 were made. It was Grand Prix white with pinstrip seats. Paid 39k for it. Sold it in 2000 for 40K had about 35k miles, almost all autocross, some track. It was probably the finest 911 I have ever owned and could kick myself for selling it.
11-25-2013, 06:04 PM
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"...that was called the Club Sport. This was a very interesting car, one that Porsche put on a diet, deleting the rear seats, power windows, radio, front fog lamps, power seats, A/C and a host of other items, ending up with a car that was 155 pounds lighter (plus undercoating - weight unknown) than the basic Carrera coupe. Combine the weight loss with hollow intake valves, and a special DME unit that allowed an additional 320 revs at the top end, and you have a car 0.2 seconds faster 0-60, and 0.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, than the standard Carrera. This might not sound like much, but the difference in the sound and feel of the car is dramatic."
Nothing like a hot-rod 911!
11-25-2013, 07:57 PM
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I agree. When I owned my Club Sport I also owned an 88 Carrera Coupe. There was clearly a difference in handling, sound, and response reminiscent of my early 70's 911S. It was a blast to drive I sold it when I got a 996 GT3, a move that I did regret in time.
11-25-2013, 08:59 PM
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On page 110 of the 8th Edition of my book I wrote;
"...that was called the Club Sport. This was a very interesting car, one that Porsche put on a diet, deleting the rear seats, power windows, radio, front fog lamps, power seats, A/C and a host of other items, ending up with a car that was 155 pounds lighter (plus undercoating - weight unknown) than the basic Carrera coupe. Combine the weight loss with hollow intake valves, and a special DME unit that allowed an additional 320 revs at the top end, and you have a car 0.2 seconds faster 0-60, and 0.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, than the standard Carrera. This might not sound like much, but the difference in the sound and feel of the car is dramatic."
Nothing like a hot-rod 911!
"...that was called the Club Sport. This was a very interesting car, one that Porsche put on a diet, deleting the rear seats, power windows, radio, front fog lamps, power seats, A/C and a host of other items, ending up with a car that was 155 pounds lighter (plus undercoating - weight unknown) than the basic Carrera coupe. Combine the weight loss with hollow intake valves, and a special DME unit that allowed an additional 320 revs at the top end, and you have a car 0.2 seconds faster 0-60, and 0.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, than the standard Carrera. This might not sound like much, but the difference in the sound and feel of the car is dramatic."
Nothing like a hot-rod 911!
.. as my descision was made..
11-25-2013, 09:21 PM
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11-25-2013, 10:02 PM
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On page 110 of the 8th Edition of my book I wrote;
"...that was called the Club Sport. This was a very interesting car, one that Porsche put on a diet, deleting the rear seats, power windows, radio, front fog lamps, power seats, A/C and a host of other items, ending up with a car that was 155 pounds lighter (plus undercoating - weight unknown) than the basic Carrera coupe. Combine the weight loss with hollow intake valves, and a special DME unit that allowed an additional 320 revs at the top end, and you have a car 0.2 seconds faster 0-60, and 0.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, than the standard Carrera. This might not sound like much, but the difference in the sound and feel of the car is dramatic."
Nothing like a hot-rod 911!
"...that was called the Club Sport. This was a very interesting car, one that Porsche put on a diet, deleting the rear seats, power windows, radio, front fog lamps, power seats, A/C and a host of other items, ending up with a car that was 155 pounds lighter (plus undercoating - weight unknown) than the basic Carrera coupe. Combine the weight loss with hollow intake valves, and a special DME unit that allowed an additional 320 revs at the top end, and you have a car 0.2 seconds faster 0-60, and 0.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, than the standard Carrera. This might not sound like much, but the difference in the sound and feel of the car is dramatic."
Nothing like a hot-rod 911!
